Season 6, Episode 8- Chatting with Laura Giles

Backyard Road Trips by Zack Lamothe and Jim Wheeler

Jul 28, 202500:16:14Travel

Jim and Zack welcome Laura Giles onto the show. Laura is a guide who leads groups in a variety of tours; spiritual retreats, sacred travel and nature-based excursions, among others. She chats with the duo all about what...

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